{"id":3021,"date":"2026-01-26T10:51:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:51:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:51:36","slug":"trying-to-comprehend-trumps-fp%c2%b9-22-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/?p=3021","title":{"rendered":"Trying to Comprehend Trump&#8217;s FP\u00b9, 22 January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>1. Prof. John J. Mearsheimer\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;On 22 January 2026, I was on \u201cJudging Freedom\u201d talking to the Judge about events involving Davos and Greenland. In the process, I laid out some of the key elements of my template for understanding Trump\u2019s foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prof. John Mearsheimer  : Trump\u2019s Greenland Gambit: Force Over Diplomacy?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D8W8d-_Q5tA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&amp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/mearsheimer\/p\/trying-to-comprehend-trumps-fp?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=1sxk3k\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/mearsheimer\/p\/trying-to-comprehend-trumps-fp?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=1sxk3k<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>___________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. John J. Mearsheimer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago, where I have taught since 1982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Above all else, I am an international relations theorist. More specifically, I am a realist, which means that I believe that the great powers dominate the international system, and they constantly engage in security competition with each other, which sometimes leads to war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although I have dedicated my life to scholarship, I have also engaged in the policy debates of the day. For example, I was one of the most outspoken opponents of the 2003 Iraq War before it happened, and I have been deeply involved in the public discourse about the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. I firmly believe that social science theories are invaluable for making and analyzing foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>_____________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. What do Al Capone, Michael Jordan, Milton Friedman, and John Mearsheimer all have in common?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were all born in Brooklyn and made their reputation in Chicago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000034410-1-570x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000034410-1-570x1024.jpg 570w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000034410-1-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000034410-1-768x1379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000034410-1-855x1536.jpg 855w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000034410-1-1141x2048.jpg 1141w, https:\/\/geopoliticsamongstates.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1000034410-1-scaled.jpg 1426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Prof. John J. Mearsheimer\u00b2 &nbsp;On 22 January 2026, I was on \u201cJudging Freedom\u201d talking to the Judge about events involving Davos and Greenland. In the process, I laid out some of the key elements of my template for understanding Trump\u2019s foreign policy. &amp;https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/mearsheimer\/p\/trying-to-comprehend-trumps-fp?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=android&amp;r=1sxk3k ___________________ 2. John J. Mearsheimer I am the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago, where I have taught since 1982. Above all else, I am an international relations theorist. 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